Complementary & Alternative Medicines



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Compliance with Standards

Drugs and other products are regularly tested



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Adverse Drug Reactions

Always report adverse drug reactions and counterfeit drugs



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HEAD OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES DEPARTMENT

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

  • Njala University

Masters in Public Health (MPH)

August 2012

  • University of Sierra Leone

Master of Science MSc (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) October 2013

Bachelor of Pharmacy(Hons) August 2009

  • University of Benin Benin City Nigeria

PharmD conversion 2019

  • Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine-Liverpool UK and COMAHS collaboration

Research Fellow in the Rebuild project

  • West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacist

FPCPharm (Fellow of the Postgraduate College of Pharmacist)- Clinical Pharmacy

  •  University of Sierra Leone

PhD Chemistry in-view (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) enrolled in 2019

 ·         2021 2024 PCQI (Practitioner of the Chartered Quality Institute and Certified Lead Auditor UK)

 ·         2021 NIHR Research Grant Winner of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

 ·         Internship training: Marz-the-Chemist (Pharmacy) Choithram Hospital Pharmacy Board Nestle Nutrition in 2010


s  Quality Assurance Manager

s  Laboratory Analyst

s  Public Health and Clinical competency

s  Efficiency

 

s  Cold Chain Pharmacist

s  Detailed and Organized

s  Research Fellow UK COMAHS Collaboration

s  Capacity to work effectively under tight schedule

 


There are two units in this department:
1. Herbal Products Unit
2. Cosmetic Products Unit

FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT 

HERBAL MEDICINE UNIT 

  • Recommends herbal medicine products to the drug evaluation and registration department for registration 
  • Conduct GMP and other routine inspections at herbal premises 
  • Conduct Pharmacovigilance activities together with PVG department with respect to herbal medicine products (Phytovigilance)
  • Conduct post market surveillance on herbal medicine products 
  • Conduct operational research with respect to herbal medicine products in order to inform policy and service delivery 

COSMETICS UNIT 

  • Conduct GMP for manufacturing facilities and routine inspection at cosmetic premises
  • Conduct Pharmacovigilance activities for cosmetic products
  • Conduct post market surveillance on cosmetics product in the market 
  • Conduct operational research with respect to cosmetics products in order to inform policy and service delivery.
  • Conduct Pharmacovigilance activities with respect to veterinary medicine 
  • Conduct post market surveillance on veterinary medicine products on the market 
  • Conduct operational research with respect to veterinary medicine products in order to inform policy and service delivery.